The Metropolis of Cape City has introduced that the 2025 Two Oceans Marathon charity has raised R230 000 in help of Volunteer Wildfire Providers (VWS).
This contribution will help within the substitute of a vital operational automobile used within the area’s wildfire response efforts.
A devoted staff of Metropolis firefighters – Renaldo Duncan, Liam Gannon, Thomas Lennon, and former Springbok hooker James Dalton – took half within the occasion two weeks in the past, representing a robust dedication to each neighborhood and environmental security.
This initiative, which started as a pleasant problem in 2017, has grown into an annual custom that showcases the important position of VWS in combating bushfires, significantly in gentle of more and more extreme hearth seasons throughout the Western Cape.
‘Couldn’t have completed it with out you’
The Metropolis prolonged a particular message of because of the collaborating runners and donors, saying: “A shout out to our runners, Jermaine Carelse, Renaldo Duncan, Liam Gannon, Thomas Lennon, and former Springbok, James Dalton! And a phrase of appreciation to all who donated to the trigger, particularly Santam for his or her beneficiant R100 000 donation. We see you, we thanks, and we couldn’t have completed it with out you.”
Carelse and Duncan, longstanding champions of the initiative, as soon as once more accomplished the race in full firefighting gear, including an extra 10kg to their run in a symbolic gesture of their frontline dedication.
The necessity for such help is underscored by latest hearth statistics: Between October 2024 and 12 March 2025, the Western Cape recorded 9 498 non-structural fires, up from 9 135 the earlier yr.
Mayoral Committee Member for Security and Safety, JP Smith, emphasised the worth of collaboration in these efforts.
“The partnerships we now have with different firefighting entities like VWS are vital to our efforts to guard Cape City. The generosity proven by contributors and donors this yr ensures we are able to proceed to equip our firefighting groups with the assets they should face a rising menace.”
The Metropolis thanks all those that contributed to this yr’s marketing campaign and appears ahead to persevering with this impactful custom within the years to return.
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